Control.FontStyle Property

.NET Framework (current version)

Gets or sets the font style.

Namespace: System.Windows.Controls
Assembly: PresentationFramework (in PresentationFramework.dll)

Syntax

<BindableAttribute(True)>
Public Property FontStyle As FontStyle

Property Value

Type: System.Windows.FontStyle

A FontStyle value. The default is FontStyles.Normal.

Remarks

This property only affects a control whose template uses the FontStyle property as a parameter. On other controls, this property has no impact.

Dependency Property Information

Identifier field	FontStyleProperty
Metadata properties set to true	AffectsMeasure, AffectsRender, Inherits

Examples

The following example shows how to set the font style property of a control.

XAML

<Button Name="btn4" FontStyle="Normal" 
        Click="ChangeFontStyle">
  FontStyle
</Button>

Private Sub ChangeFontStyle(ByVal Sender As Object, ByVal e As RoutedEventArgs)

    If (btn4.FontStyle = FontStyles.Italic) Then

        btn4.FontStyle = FontStyles.Normal
        btn4.Content = "FontStyle"

    Else

        btn4.FontStyle = FontStyles.Italic
        btn4.Content = "Control font style changes from Normal to Italic."
    End If
End Sub

Version Information

.NET Framework
Available since 3.0
Silverlight
Available since 2.0
Windows Phone Silverlight
Available since 7.0